Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2024

Slight Rise in Global Wide Production Activity Global-wide manufacturing levels as depicted in the J.P. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® was headlined with back-to-back expansion levels in February. The HSBC India Manufacturing PMI® rose from 56.5 Manufacturing Among the two reported PMI reports relative to U.S.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 15, 2021

I began to focus on the use of technology and strategy to help logistics companies tackle growing consumer demand – the new “need it now” culture. This has a critical impact on how the industry moves to a more responsive service vs cost approach. By this I mean, improving the way we collaborate & communicate with customers.

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DELMIA Quintiq

MAY 11, 2015

Last week I explained how individual tastes, compounded by geography, climate and less developed distribution and logistics infrastructure challenge beverage manufacturers in Asia. Imagine that you produce a popular Malaysian soft drink and you now want to break into the Philippine market. Let’s start with a scenario. The result?

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EMERGE App

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Or follow your savvy suppliers and manufacturers as they open production lines in another country. Just like looking for suppliers and manufacturers in China, you may have to apply the same principles and common sense in evaluating business partners. FIFO is also a costing method that values your inventory at their most recent costs.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 7, 2020

ordinated approach to implementing strategies to manage both daily challenges and unique risks. The objective of supply chain risk management is to reduce vulnerability and disruption within supply channels. Because many businesses operate under single-sourcing strategies they were unprepared for the shutdown of primary suppliers.

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EMERGE App

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Or, if you’re lucky to deal with tropical islands like Indonesia , Thailand and the Philippines , do remember the concept of island time. Why calculate landed costs or CBM manually when your software should do it for you? Just define as many warehouses as you need in EMERGE App. Automate Where Possible.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 18, 2022

In this episode, Joe Lynch sits down with William Sandoval , the Senior Vice President of Product Management and Strategy at PowerFleet Inc. I’m the Senior Vice President of Product Management and Strategy for PowerFleet. Eventually, I moved into manufacturing. Customers don’t just want information. That was back then.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Cost as a percentage of sales (Logistics or Supply Chain). For this reason, KPIs are essential for any business improvement strategy. Production/manufacturing. Warehousing. Cost of goods sold. Total logistics cost. DIF – Delivery in Full. DOT – Delivery on Time. DIFOT – Delivery In Full on Time.

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